I went to this webpage and was going to order a kit but saw that there was no lock on the page indicating that the site was secure so I did not order. Is this a safe place to order from? Why do they not have a secure site?

Cheap is right! Don't expect anything you will learn something about. Instead contact your wAter supplier who does in depth testing and is scrutinized by the FDA and your local and State governments. Check their web site too.
If you have a Well, look up your State's or County's Agricultral Experimental Station's phone or address in your Phone Book, or call 411 (1411) and ask for it there. Also, you can check the Internet, your Local Library, or call your Local Government Authorities, for your local A.I.S.

I’ve heard Clark praise how the fluoridation of tap water has reduced cavities in the overall population.

Trace D. Farley, in "Distilled Water" below, talks about the favorable correlation between "hardest water" (in tap water) and lowest rates of heart attack.

"The problem is that it will actually act like a magnet and leach minerals out of your body and cause sever mineral depletion over many years." OK. Which spring water company do you work for? Do you ever do any research beyond your company’s promotional materials?

The reason these additives cause the improvements that they do is because there are so many children and adults who are just not brushing their teeth, especially at night. And our diets are overall so bad. Make your kids and yourself brush their/your teeth at least a couple of times a day and eat a few more fresh and lightly cooked vegetables and the minerals in your tap water will probably have little extra measurable benefit.

Christa! Christa! Rethink your choice!

Did Farley read the sites he/she linked?
The first article discussed the possibility of an effect given “the average North American diet”, which is pretty obviously vitamin and mineral deficient.
The second link’s official summary is “Hard water is not a health hazard, but dealing with hard water in the home can be a nuisance…..Water hardness can be managed with powdered or liquid water softeners or….”
The third link includes the lukewarm “Couple this with the fact that many of today’s refined foods are low in magnesium, that many people in developed countries either do not cover or only barely cover their magnesium needs…..and you can see how [even the relatively small] extra supply of this mineral to people in hard-water areas COULD be beneficial”, and “The available evidence suggests these ranges could be beneficial, and….there is no evidence that harder water causes any harm,”

The minerals that are available, especially in "hard" tapwater, might be poorly absorbed, or rejected by cellular tissue sites. Even if the human tissue suddenly developed the ability to absorb inorganic minerals from tap water, it would take an enormous amount of tap water to supply the bare minimal mineral quantities for human life functions.

I was never anything close to a water connoisseur. Until I started drinking distilled water years ago when I started running. Now I think Gainesville, FL tap water tastes like medicine. I don’t know if that’s the chlorine or has to do with the way pharmaceuticals are being found in the water supply in some cities. It’s horrible. I’ve lived in 5 different places with white tubs since I moved here and in every single house or apartment, the water is outright aqua colored. Fill the tub up with plain tap water when a hurricane is coming and see the color.

The reason I drink bottled water is that chlorine (a chemical) is bad for you and has been linked to cancers, plus I HATE the taste of it. My tastebuds are so sensitive, I can tell when soup from a restaurant has been made with tap water.

While adding chlorine to tap water is necessary to for the water to get to my house bacteria free, I am not interested in drinking or showering with chlorine. All the water I drink at my home is filtered. I do buy bottled water to keep in the car particularly in the summer.

Ha, a $20 test that tests water? The REAL test for water costs $3500.00. Under sink and faucet attached filters take out the chunky stuff. Filters need to be replaced. Government regulations control what is chemically allowed/not-allowed in tap water which has nothing to do with taste or odor.

The best non-tap alternative is the 5-gallon bottles and your own mason jar or reusable bottle.

The media (and Clark) never mention the effectiveness of the 5-gallon bottles (100% re-used) since they always focus on the small bottles.

MosesSpringWater.com

I drink lots of Drain water!!!!

The water comes from my tap in Drain Oregon!

It has chlorine but has a somewhat sweet taste probably due to mineral content.

Discover Testing does not offer anything even near $20. Cheapest one is 50 bucks!!!

We've been living on rainwater for the past 4 years and I wouldn't trade it for anything - tastes great, less filling.

Distilled water is a pure source of water. That's true. The problem is that it will actually act like a magnet and leach minerals out of your body and cause sever mineral depletion over many years. At the very least you should be taking a good multi mineral product from the health food store to prevent this from happening. The other option I use it to have the large 5 gallon bottles of water delivered to your house/business. This is a clean source of sprint water w/all the minerals. Studies show that the areas
that have the hardest water (richest in minerals) have the lowest rates of heart attack because of the higher magnesium content. Take a look. http://www.mgwater.com/anderson.shtml

http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1274/build/g1274.pdf

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2265038

Best,
Trace D. Farley

I recently began drinking distilled water from Publix at 77 cents a gallon. The taste is spectacular and it is convenient to purchase and drink the water from the same container at less than the cost of a small bottle of water or soda. Then just recycle the plastic bottle. No Problem, what convenience!

We believe our municipal tap water is safe, but we don't like its taste. We are concerned about bacteria growing in charcoal filters. We also are concerned about wasted water when flushing undersink treatment units. So, we are distilling our tap water. Research tells us that nutritionally we don't get that many minerals from drinking water. We like the taste of the distilled water. The process uses very little electricity.

The Watersafe Company also sells the Brita Water Filter which only filters out a few contaminants. Amway sells a water treatment system that "...has been thoroughly tested and documented for reduction of..." (over 130 contaminants).

many times water can be super safe and still not smell or taste right. We installed a $50 carbon filter une the sink a couple of years ago. It costs us about $25/year and we thik it taste better. At least it removes some of the chlorine.